Analysis on risk, pressure, and decision-making across systems.
The CORE Series brings together analyses on risk, pressure, and decision-making across sectors. Each piece focuses on how issues emerge, how signals are missed or misread, and why outcomes are often shaped well before they’re publicly visible.
The goal is simple: surface patterns early, clarify what matters, and create space for better judgment before decisions are forced.
Prosperity by design: Canadian industrial future
If Canada were run like a business, have you ever contemplated what it would look like and how it would grow over time? We have.
It’s something we’ve contemplated for years as we’ve worked in different sectors. And with all the attention now focused on potential tariffs coming from the U.S., it ’s a timely question to revisit. See what we point to for success in the future.
Huff and puff: Tariffs, trade, tough talk and territory
Bluster, bombast and bravado. We take a look at how leaders and businesses should build strategies and plans to respond to President Trump’s agenda. Hyperbole and fear are often used to grab attention and drive action. Fear, threats and danger provoke reactions — but too often, they lead to missteps or missed opportunities.
Find out ways to navigate disruption - including the #trumptariffs.
Beyond batteries: How one older industry is shaping the future
When we think about the future, it doesn’t mean we have to throw out the old. Learn how Vale Base Metals views the future of Canadian mining and what we need to do to take advantage of this critical industry.
When we think about the future, it doesn’t mean we have to throw out the old. Learn how Vale Base Metals views the future of Canadian mining and what we need to do to take advantage of this critical industry. Fiind out what Vale Base Metals is doing to be part of a modern economy.
Tone Deaf: When brands lose sight of mission
Businesses exist for a variety of purposes. Some offer products to meet needs in the market. Others provide essential services. Some may focus on social change. But there’s an old saying I learned in politics: you can’t fight for a cause if you can’t feed your family. The same translates to business: you can’t support causes if you don’t make a profit.
Whatever the cause, whatever the reason, it’s critical organizations do their homework first. Does it align with your current customer profile? Does it signal a departure from what you’ve done in the past? How will employees or suppliers respond? How will it impact you.